Lowell (Maine)

Lowell
Lowell Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	February 9, 1837
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Penobscot County
Coordinates :	45 ° 13 ′  N , 68 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 13 ′  N , 68 ° 30 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	358 (as of 2010)
Population density :	3.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	104.20 km 2  (approx. 40 mi 2 ) of which 99.17 km 2  (approx. 38 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	151 m
Postal code :	04493
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-41435
GNIS ID :	0582569

Lowell is a town in Penobscot County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010, 358 people lived there in 315 households on an area of ​​104.20 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Lowell has a total area of ​​104.20 km², of which 99.17 km² is land and 5.02 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Lowell is centrally located in Penobscot County. The Passadumkeag River flows south through the southeast of the town . Several lakes border the area. The larger one is the Cold Stream Pond in the northeast and the Eskutassis Pond in the northwest . To the east is Gristmill Pond . The surface is slightly hilly, the Vinegar Hill with 239 m height is the highest point.

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Lincoln , 10 mi
• East: Burlington , 6.5 mi
• South: East Central Penobscot , Unorganized Territory, 8.9 mi
• West: Passadumkeag , 4.5 miles
• Northwest: Enfield , 6.1 mi

City structure

There are two settlement areas in Lowell : East Lowell and Lowell .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Lowell ranges from −7.8 ° C (18 ° F ) in January to 20.6 ° C (69 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to two and a half meters, more than twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA; the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

Settlement of Lowell began in March 1819 when Alpheus Hayden and Levi Done settled in the area. They had bought the land from the state. Initially, the area was named Deanfield Plantation after the first teacher, Mary C. Dean, and the first priest, Pindar Field. As a town, Lowell was organized under the name Huntersville in 1837 and the name was changed to Lowell the following year in honor of the first person born in the town, Lowell Hayden, son of Aipheus, one of the first two settlers.

A strip of land called Page's Mill Plantation was annexed in 1841 and the Cold Stream Settlement, Passadumkeag in 1842. Land was given to Burlington in 1847.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Lowell, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents					205	378	556	448	433	439
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	300	259	212	161	161	192	132	154	194	267
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	291	358

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Main State Route 188 runs through Lowell to the west-east .

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Lowell. Closest facilities for Lowell residents are in Howland.

Lowell doesn't own a library. The closest are in Enfield, Lincoln and Howland.

education

Lowell belongs to School Administrative Unit 31 with Burlington, Edinburg, Enfield, Howland, Maxfield, Passadumkeag and Seboeis. The following schools are available in the school district:

• Penobscot Valley High School in Howland, with classes from 9th to 12th grade
• Hichborn Middle School in Howland, with school classes from 6th to 8th grade
• Enfield Station School in Enfield, with school classes from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade

Web links

• Lowell on maine.gov
• Lowell on City-data.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lowell in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed August 10, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Vinegar Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved August 10, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Lowell, Maine. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved August 10, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Lowell, Maine (ME 04493) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on August 10, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Lowell, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed August 10, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results
9. ^ School Administrative District 31. In: sau31.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019 .